boy's name

Kipp

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,592

Kipp is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1964, when 84 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1944.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kipp over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

594
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
Show the numbers
Births named Kipp by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 57
1950s 228
1960s 594
1970s 433
1980s 386
1990s 214
2000s 110
2010s 203
2020s (to 2025) 264

How popular is Kipp?

In 2025, Kipp was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Kipp is used

Canada #1,705 12 in 2024
United States #2,168 66 in 2025
England & Wales #3,577 5 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kipp

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kipp also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kipp over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kipp

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kipp — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kipp

How popular is the name Kipp?

In 2025, Kipp was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Kipp a girl's or a boy's name?

Kipp is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kipp?

Kipp has 1 syllable.

When was Kipp most popular?

Kipp peaked in 1964, when 84 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Kipp a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kipp currently ranks #1,705 in the United States. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.